Top Grossing Movies

Here are the top 20 movies of all time, based on total receipts through February 21, 2001.

Source: Internet Movie Database

http://us.imdb.com/Charts/usatopmovies

1. Titanic (1997) $600,743,440

1. Star Wars/A New Hope (Star Wars)(1977) $460,935,655

1. Star Wars/The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444

1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $399,804,539

1. Jurassic Park (1993) $356,763,175

1. Forrest Gump (1994) $329,452,287

1. Lion King, The (1994) $312,775,367

1. Star Wars/Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,064,373

1. Independence Day (1996) $306,200,000

1. Sixth Sense, The (1999) $293,501,675

1. Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751

1. Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243

1. Jaws (1975) $260,000,000

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $259,951,325

1. Batman (1989) $251,188,924

1. Men in Black (1997) $250,147,615

1. Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,823,397

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $242,374,454

1. Twister (1996) $241,700,000

1. Ghostbusters (1984) $238,600,000

Summary from the imdb web page:

• USA domestic ticket sales only

• Not adjusted for inflation